Job Description

The application window is expected to close on: October 24, 2025

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Leaders in Finance and Technology (LIFT) Program is a 2-year rotational experience for Financial Analysts. LIFT focuses on leadership development for early in career Finance and Technology professionals, providing a variety of accounting and finance exposure during the 4 six-month long rotations. In addition to each rotational role, you will also participate in an extensive training curriculum and be provided opportunities for hands-on peer leadership. This program is available in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Your Impact

As a full-time participant, you will join our top-notch global finance organization that has business partners spanning across all of Cisco (sales, engineering, etc.). You will also be able to collaborate and network with fellow LIFTers, team members, managers, and senior leaders.

Within the LIFT Program experience you will have the opportunity to:

• Rotate through 4 different areas of Cisco Finance to gain exposure and make an impact. The specific type of work varies based on which finance organization you’ll be placed into. Types of roles can include Financial Planning & Analysis, Managing Operating Expenses, Commercial Finance, Accounting, and more!
• Craft new and dynamic business models and come up with profitable strategies.
• Transform data into actionable insights to address business challenges.
• Learn and develop the business acumen and skills necessary to becoming a future finance leader.
• Collaborate and interact with finance leaders, dynamic cross-functional teams, and early in career professionals.
• Attend various events throughout your experience with LIFT that will expand your professional network and career development.

Minimum Qualifications

• To be eligible for the full-time position, you must be enrolled in a 4-year university with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other business-related degree path and in your final year graduating between December 2025 – June 2026 OR 1-year Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance with no gap between undergrad and master’s program.
• Available to start as part of a cohort on August 10, 2026 as a full-time employee.
• Able to legally live and work in the United States, without visa support or sponsorship now or in the future (even after graduating college).
• Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in finance principles and technical excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a collaborative spirit.

• Leadership roles in student organizations or clubs
• Active participation in sports or extracurricular activities
• Experience studying abroad
• Balancing a full-time job while attending school

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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